Pad or cushion for toboggans and the like



.MRY'13 1941- F. LovlcK 2,241,466

PAD 0R CUSHION FOR TOBOGGANS AND THE LIKE I Filed Feb. 9, 1959 PatentedMay 13, 1941 PAD 0R CUSHION FOR TOBOGGANS AND THE LIKE Frank Lovck,St.'Pau l, Minn., assigner to Twin City Bedding Company, St. Paul,Minn., a, corporation 0f Minnesota Application February 9, 1939, SerialNo. 255,440

2 Claims.

My invention relates to an improvement in pads or cushions for toboggansand the like wherein it is desired to provide a pad which may be irmlysecured to the toboggan and which will not readily be accidentallyseparated therefrom.

It has been common practice to manufacture pads for toboggans which t onthe upper surface oi the toboggan and upon which the occupants of thetoboggan may rest. These cushions have ordinarily been secured to screweyes or Iother projections on the toboggan by means of ties which aresewed to the edges of the cushion. As the toboggan slides against someprojection on the ground, these ties are often broken or torn from thetoboggan pad. Furthermore, the occupants of the toboggan often grasp thepad, and if they fall or are thrown fnom the toboggan, the ties areoften torn or broken. It is often found that virtually all of the tieswill be torn fronithe pad before the pad is injured in any other way,and as it is diicult to attach new ties to the pad and to anchor theseties securely, many pads are discarded after the ties are broken.

It is a purpose of the present invention to provide a means of securingthe pad or cushion to the toboggan in such a way that if the ties arebroken they may be readily replaced with new ties with no difculty. Inpreferred form, my

construction includes a pad having a pair of flexible edges along thesame, and to provide openings through this flexible edge through whichties may be secured. Thus ordinary rope or cord may be used to providethe ties, and if this cord or rope is broken, it can be replaced byanyone.

It is a further feature of my invention to provide a pad lfor toboggansor the like which is provided with an edge which is exible with respectto the remainder of the pad. I provide a flexible strip of materialbordering opposed sides of the pad, which strip does not contain paddingand which therefore may flex withA respect to the portion of the padcontain` ing padding or cushioning material. Through this strip eyeletsmay be secured or attaching means in the form of a wire rod may beextended through or to which the ties may beV secured. Accordingly, ifthe portion of the pad to which the ties are secured becomes torn, thepadding will not be released and the cushion will retain its properform.

It is a purpose of my invention to provide a pad or cushion havingattaching means secured thereto on a portion oi the cushion spaced fromthe padding. By positioning the anchoring means for the pad in a portionof the pad not containing padding, injury to this anchoring portion willnot injure the pad as a whole.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be moreclearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawing forming a part of my specication:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a pad made in accordance with theprinciples of my invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional View through a lateral edge of the pad,showing one type of construction which may be used.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, illustrating a slightlydifferent form of construction.

Figure 4 is a sectional view similar to Figures 2 and 3, showing stillanother slightly different form of construction.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a similar portion of the edge of the pad,showing a modified form of construction. y

Figure 6 is a sectional View through the pad edge, the section beingindicated by the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

The pad A illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing is shown as anelongated pad having an upper covering I0, a lower covering II, andintermediate padding I2. the pad are closed in any suitable manner tohold the padding in place.

Along opposed longitudinal edges I4 of the pad A, I provide a pair ofreinforcing strips I5 and attach the upper cover I 0, the lower coveringII and the reinforcing members by means of a longitudinal row ofstitching I5 extending the length of the pad. The padding I2 is held inplace by the stitching I6, and the stitching I6 extends through thecoverings and reinforcing members at a point considerably spaced fromthe extreme edge of the coverings.

A second row of stitching Il extends through the upper and lowercoverings Il) 'and II and through the reinforcing strips I5 near theextreme edges of the same. Thecoverings I0 and I I are such that theedges I4 will not readily ravel. In other words, these are selvedgeedges of the cloth.

It will be noted that I have provided opposed edges on the pad' whichare flexible with respect to the pad'and which will readily bend fromthe stitching I6 either up ordown with no difi'lculty. In the spacebetween the rows of sttch ing I6 and I1, I p-rovide eyelets or grommetsI9,

Y the head 20 of which overlies the edge of the upper covering I9, whilethe lower end 2| of lthe grommet is riveted' over the washer 22. Tiessuch as 23 may be inserted through the eyelets or grommets I9 and may beused to secure the pad to the edges of the toboggan. It will be notedthat the ties can be readily removed and replaced when they break, andthere is much more likelihood that the ties will break than that theedge of the pad will tear. Thus if the pad is accidentally pulled awayfrom the toboggan,

The ends I3 of Y the ties 23 will break and it will be only necessary toinsert new ties in the grommets i9 to repair the pad.

It will be further noted that in the construction of my pad A, the rowof stitching I6 limits the extent to which the padding I2 may extend andtherefore, even though the edges i4 of the pad become torn, the paddingwill not be released from thepad. This is important as the pad may beused for a long time even if the edges of the same become torn.

In Figure 3 of the drawing, I disclose the edge of a pad B which isslightly different from the pad A in construction. The principleinvolved in the pads A and B is'identical, the only difference in thetwo constructions being that the extreme edges of the upper and lowercoverings are folded inwardly to prevent any danger of ravelling thecloth along the edge.

In the pad B I provide a top cover sheet 24 and a bottom cover sheet 25which encloses padding 26. The edge of the top lcover sheet 24 is foldedinwardly, and a reinforcing member 21 may be folded'within the inwardlyfolded edge 29 of the cover 24 if desired. Similarly, the reinforcingstrip 39 may be folded within the folded edge 3l of the lower coveringsheet 25 if desired. A row of stitching 32 extends through theluppercovering sheet 24, the reinforcingA strip 21, the inwardly folded edge29, the inwardly folded edge 3l, the reinforcing strip 39, and the lowercovering 25, holding all of these parts Vin proper relationship. The rowof stitching 32 limits the movement of the padding 25. y Y

A second row of stitching' extends through all of the elements throughwhich the stitching 32 extends,Y and this second row of stitching 33 -isspaced from ,the stitching 32 and is closely adjacent the folded edgesVv34 of the covering sheets 24 and 25." Grommets 35 similar to thegrommets I9 extend through all of the elements through which thestitching 32 and 33 extends and suitable lties may be placedthrough thegrommets 35.

In Figure 4 of the drawing, I disclose a slightly 'different type of padwhich is provided with asquare side edge. In this type of construction,thepad C is provided with a top covering sheet 36 and a lower coveringsheet 31. 'Ihe top covering sheet extends over the top of the padding39, is folded upon itself at 49, and'is secured in this folded relationby stitching 4|.' The upper covering then extends downwardly at 42 andis secured by stitching 43 to the inwardly folded edge v44 of the lowercovering. 31.

Interposed between the coverings 35 and 31 I provide `a strip 45longitudinally centrally folded at 45 to enclose a pair of reinforcingstrips 41. These reinforcing strips 41 as well as the folded'sides 49 ofthe strip 45 extend betwenftlie coverings 36 and 31 and are securedthereto by the Vstitching 43.

Afsecond row of stitchingl 59 extends through both sides 49 of the strip475 and through the reinforcing strips 4T near the folded edge 46 of thesame. rGrommets I which may be identical to the grommets I9 o-r 35vextend through all the elements through which the stitching 59 extends,and suitable ties such asf23 may be extended V through the Vgrommets 5|to hold the pad C in place. Y

.In Figuresv and 6 of the drawing, I disclose a slightlydifferent formof construction. The

pad D illustrated in-these figures is provided with an upper covering 52and a lower covering 53. The upper covering 52 overlies the edge 54 ofthe lower covering l53, and the edge of the upper covering designated at55 is folded beneath the edge 54 of the lower covering to enclose thesame. spaced rows of stitching 56 and 51 extend through the uppercovering 52, the folded edge 55 thereof and the edge 54 of the lowercovering 53. A flexible edge extending along the pad D is thus provided.

Within the fold 59 between the portion of the covering 52 overlying theedge 54 of the lower covering 53 and the folded edge 55 of the uppercovering, I extend a rod 60. This rod is enclosed within the foldthroughout the major portion of its length. Notches 5| are provided inthe edge of the coverings 52 and 53 as illustrated in Figure 5 of thedrawing to expose spaced portions of the rod 69. In preferred form,loops 62 areformed in the rod 69 through which ties such as 23 may beextended to hold the pad D in position upon a toboggan or the like. Thepadding B3 between the coverings 52 and 53 is confined along either sideby the stitching 5l'.

Because of the fact that the ties used in conjunction with my pads areremovable and replaceable, the life of my pad when used upon a tobogganis materially increased, as the ties are injured much more often than isthe remainder of the pad. It will be noted that injury to the edge ofany form of my pad will not injure the pad` itself and the paddingbetween the covering sheets of the pad will not be released by injury tothe pad edges.

In accordance with the patent statutes. I have described the principlesof construction and operation of my pad or cushion for toboggans and thelike, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodimentthereof, I desire to have it understood that this is only illustrativeof a meansof carrying out my invention and that obvious changes may bemade within the scope of the following claims without departing from thespirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A cushion comprising an upper covering, a lowercovering, inturnededges thereon, a flexible strip folded between its edges, a reinforcingstrip enclosed in said flexible strip, grommets extending through saidflexible strip and said reinforcing strip, and stitching extendingthrough said inturned edges on said coverings, said flexible strip andsaid reinforcing strip to hold said strip to said coverings.

2. A cushion comprising a lower covering, an upper cover in juxtaposedrelation thereto, said uppercovering being folded at a pointsubstantially spaced from opposed marginal edges thereof and stitchedalong a line parallel each line of fold through the folded fabric, themarginal edges of the upper covering beyond the stitching forming sidewalls; inwardly folded extreme marginal lcontiguo-us edges on said sideWalls of said upper covering and on said lower covering, a flexiblestrip between said extreme marginal edges and projecting outwardlytherefrom, means connecting the inner edge of the strip to the inwardlyfolded edges of the upper and lower covers, and grommets extendingthrough said strip in spaced relation.

FRANK LOVICK.

